From “No Name women by Maxine Hong Kingston
Geisha-noun
Definition: a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Geisha?s=t
From page 1232: Instead of letting them start separate new lives like the Japanese, who could become samurais and geishas.
After defining this word I now understand what a geisha does for a living. I was curious to know and defining this word helped me understand the text.
